Burglar alarms for bookmakers

We offer a system that will detect an intruder into your companies premises as soon as an intruder enters, or according to specifications that you set. Our advanced audio monitoring lets us identify if a genuine intruder has entered within moments, and we have developed techniques to identify staff when stores may have a high turnover of temporary staff or cleaners. If an intruder is detected we can then inform the police and also challenge the intruder and let them know they have been identified and that the police are on their way. This advanced monitoring solution means they do not stick around for the time it takes to break/remove a safe or valuable TV and IT equipment.

Experience within the betting industry

We have a wide portfolio of stores nationwide that we have been protecting for many years. This experience means owe understand your requirements and also the techniques burglars or armed robers use when targeting the betting industry, from the oportunistic to the professional. We are also highly experienced in securing staff against agressive and barred customers, agressive drunks, acts of vandalism and underage persons who are refusing to leave. We can help bookmakers comply with legislation in relation to gambling commision requirements on the protection of the vulnerable and protect the health and safety of your staff.

Access control

We utilise multiple methods of access control, such as magnetic locks and deadbolts so stores can identify troublesome persons before it enters the store and prevent access. We have wide expeience of retro-fitting equipment according to the risk factors of the store.

CCTv monitoring

We can fit both overt and covert CCTV, designed for general coverage of the store, blind spots and close range images of offenders faces. These can assist in proescution, the production of security bulletins about known confidence-tricksters and detection and evidence of theft, both internal and external.

Work around your existing business

We have wide experience of working in trading stores on maintenance, installation and the addition of our monitoring equipment, CCTV and maglocks. Our engineers understand the requirements of a working bookmakers and can install proffesionally and with a minimum of incovenience around your customers and staff.

Hold up / panic alarms

Whilst most companies use panic buttons that can only be used in an emergency, with the police response of cutting off your response after false alarms, we offer a unique alternative. The AMCO interactive monitoring solution is ideally suited for bookmakers, as we will explain the system in detail to your staff and staff are actively encouraged to use it when suspcious, this gets them used to the system should a robbery occur. The system uses unique codewords to prevent both armed robberies or to alert us to the fact that your staff are suspicious and require monitoring assistance. This gives your staff the added peace of mind that there is a 24/7 security presence available at the push of a button.

Cost saving advantage

Because of our experience within the industry, we can offer monitoring for a low price and we are used to working with a massive range of existing equipment. We can offer maintenance and installation at a fraction of the cost of some of our major competitors.

To talk about your business requirements please call 0845 833 8823. We can cater for bookmakers ranging from small independents to major national chains. We are highly experienced in taking systems over when monitoring contracts run out, and may be able to save your business thousands in alarm costs, thousands in losses and, most importantly, make your staff more secure.

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We will just need a few details of what you have already so we can give you an accurate quote for the add on work.

If your panel is in working order

If your existing alarm is in working condition, that is great news as we can work with most alarm panels and add our interactive monitoring service. To make sure we know what we need to do and that your panel is compatible we just need a few details.

Are you happy with the coverage of your existing alarm sensors

We will always discuss this in further detail with you whilst we’re adding on monitoring, but if you know of any or would like to add extra sensors, please let us know. Alarm systems are all limited in the number of sensors they can have, and we will need to check your existing system has space for more. If the sensors are old and not picking you up when you walk into a room, we will have to replace them with more modern sensors.

Where is your panel situated, and what is its model

Alarms often comprise of two main components as well as sensors, they have a control panel and a keypad. Sometimes these are combined. Common locations for the keypads are in hallways or cupboards. The panels are often found in under stairs cupboards, airing cupboards, loft spaces or in the case of existing monitored alarms, near phone lines. AMCO recommend fitting of alarm panels in secure locations, somewhere a burglar will not access within 20 seconds.

If you have the manual, let us know, otherwise the model will often be written on the keypad or the panel cover. If it is not, if you call our team on 0845 833 8823 with a description of both we may be able to identify the model over the phone.

If the panel is not in working order

If your panel is not in working order, do not panic but call us. We may be able to rectify the fault on the existing panel, it could be caused by a number of issues, but if you call us with details of what the fault is we may be able to deal with it. If not, we will have to replace the panel, and may have to replace sensors. We can test wiring to see if it is in working order. If it is not, we will also need to do new wiring runs.

You can add AMCO monitoring equipment from only £179.99 to your existing alarm system. To check your system is compatible please call us on 0845 833 8823 or visit our online compatibility checker

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What type of system is best for you / your loved ones?
We can place wired panic buttons near any locations where accidents are likely to occur such as near staircases. We also offer a wireless system that can be carried in a pocket or worn as a pendant on a neck-chain.  The wireless system is fully compatible with all AMCO wired or wireless alarms and is a minimum of inconvenience in installation, which will usually take less than an hour to install.  We can also add the wireless medical button system to any new installation or any monitoring upgrade.

So what happens when activated?

In case of activation one of our monitoring team will speak over a loudspeaker placed in the property, and will ask what service is required.  We will then notify ambulances immediately and/or any relatives that have been listed for us to contact.  The microphones we install are very sensitive, so if someone is struggling to speak we will be able to identify what is happening.  Please see the article of how an AMCO alarm saved a gentleman’s life here for an example of the system in practice.

To discuss yours or your loved ones requirements, or for further security advice, please call our head office on 0845 833 8823 and ask to speak to a security consultant.

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Unfortunately, most alarm companies give up on trying to deal with anything other than burglaries and armed robberies, we do not. Traditional raid alarms send a signal to your monitoring company, who in turn call the keyholders and then the police using a ‘URN’ reference. If the system is installed badly and false alarms, or if you press the panic buttons just a few times, the police will not respond anymore.

The AMCO difference
Our systems come with a 24/7 “immediate audio response”

Whenever the alarm or panic button is activated we listen in to the property and verify what is happening. If our monitoring team hear anything untoward we will notify the emergency services (Police, Fire or Ambulance) or speak in to frighten off the criminal appropriately. Our system wil give you the peace of mind that someone is taking you seriously. We feel our “immediate audio response” monitoring is much more effective than standard monitoring.

Cost Effective solution

- Low cost monitoring: our standard monitoring charge is £17.95, with absolutely no hidden charges (unlike some others on the market!).

- Low cost installation and call out charges: because we run a highly competitive operation, the installation charges for our security systems tend to be low-cost and offer great value for our customers. We may even be able to add our system to existing alarm parts you may have saving you even more.

To see a demonstration of our system, check out this video explaining the system:

For more information on AMCO monitored alarms check out our guide
About Monitored Alarms

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The reason why AMCO’s monitored alarms are chosen by so many newsagent and corner shop owners is that they provide 24/7 immediate response security for single manned shops.

As many shops of this nature are only manned by a single person, the fact that AMCO’s immediate audio-response monitoring gives immediate 24/7 cover is extremely reassuring for shop owners and their staff – as in any emergency scenario by pressing a panic button, we can immediately listen in and speak into the property.

If you haven’t seen one of our monitored alarms in action, check out this video which gives an overview of how our panic buttons work in an shop emergency scenario:

For more information on our 24/7 immediate response monitored alarm systems, do look round our website here:  www.Alarm-Monitoring.co.uk

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Check them out below!

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Check out some visuals of different bits of our system below:

And of course, the main thing when it comes to alarms is deterrence.  And to help with that we provide all our clients with “warning stickers” to stick to their house windows (as below):

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The new Alarm Monitoring Company office is in the middle of Soho, which gives will allow us to manage all our Central London operations.

This is of course great news for our London burglar alarm customers – and nice for our London-based staff, who can now enjoy the joys of Soho!

Of course, the first thing we did was install one of our *AWESOME* monitored alarm systems – to ensure the staff and operations are kept safe.  See below! (the entry door and a photo of the *speaker microphone unit* which allows us to challenge burglars verbally).

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As a result, after over 2 years of field testing we too commenced offering them to customers this year. We now installing hundreds. However they still only represent 1/3 of our new installations since although they are much easier, cleaner and quicker to install, they do present the customer with a few long term problems.

1) The prime one is that, like all wireless devices, the batteries in the detectors and sensors do not last forever and have to be changed at regular intervals.

2) Secondly, based on past experience of all wireless devices, the life of the system is likely to be half that of a conventional hard wired system, and may be less if transmission frequencies and technology changes.

So whilst they may present an attractive solution when buying your first alarm, if you already have a wired alarm that you think is getting past it’s “sell by date” (normally around 15 years old) don’t through it out, it probably only needs a new central processor (computer) and key pad and it will last another 15 years!

If you want any more info to help you choose between a wired or wireless alarm, then get in contact info@alarm-monitoring.co.uk

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We’re mainly looking to fill three key roles:

- Operations manager: we’re looking for experienced operations managers who can help us schedule our daily alarm engineer work rosters.  As a company that operates around the UK, but managed centrally, we require someone who is highly organised and with strong resource allocation skills who can help organise daily work rosters.  This job is a York / Easingwold based role, working in our company HQ.

- Alarm engineers: we’re looking for individuals who have good electronic problem solving skills and who are self-motivated, to join our South of England team.  The ideal candidate doesn’t necessarily have to have a security background, however we’re always keen that our engineers have a good background in electronics / engineering, and are good at problem-solving – as problem solving is  key when it comes delivering great service for our clients.  The perfect candidate for this role would ideally be based around Milton Keynes or the North of London.

- Marketing interns: this is a minor role, but equally important!  If you live around the York area, and have just left university / or are even still at university, then we’re looking for people to join our HQ staff and help run some of our marketing activities – spreading the good word about AMCO!

If you fit one of these roles we’d love to hear from you.  Please send all CVs to: info@alarm-monitoring.co.uk And if you know anyone who fits the bill, then drop us a line too!

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